Colour

#B009E4

#B009E4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#B009E4 is a violet with RGB values 176, 9, 228 and HSL 286°, 92%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

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HEX#B009E4

RGBrgb(176, 9, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.0353, 0.8941

RGB percentages69%, 3.5%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(285.8, 92.4%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.8, 96.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK22.8%, 96.1%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,536,868

CSS custom property--colour: #B009E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#4FF61B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Tritanopia#AB5186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 8.3 Blue violet · ΔE 13.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Fuchsia · ΔE 23.7 Magenta · ΔE 23.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 8.35, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3DE409

Analogous#4209E4, #E409AB

Triadic#E4B009, #09E4B0

Split complementary#ABE409, #09E443

Tetradic#E44309, #3DE409, #09ABE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDBDFC

Lighter +30%#E08CFA

Lighter +20%#D35AF9

Lighter +10%#C629F7

Darker −10%#8A07B3

Darker −20%#640582

Darker −30%#3E0351

Darker −40%#190120

More saturated +25%#B500ED

Less saturated −25%#A027C6

Channel breakdown

R176

B228

Red176 (69%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue285.75°

Saturation (HSL)92.41%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR B0 · G 09 · B E4

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